HMI
James Sage
Active in published reports from May 2006 to Apr 2017.
Inspections
110
As lead
90
82% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 46 · Other 64
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 22 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
James Sage's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 10% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −11
- Length
- +10%
- Next steps
- 4.1
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- Hedged
- 12%
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Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 100%Progress & outcomes 99%Leadership & governance 99%Curriculum 92%Maths 79%Behaviour 52%Staff development 47%Reading & phonics 27%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes7
Achievement4
Behaviour and safety1
Care guidance support3
Curriculum3
Early years1
Leadership and management26
Outcomes12
Personal development3
Personal development, behaviour and welfare13
Quality of teaching1
Sixth form2
Teaching and learning3
Teaching, learning and assessment13
All inspections (110)
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- Hayesfield Girls School9 Mar 2017 ·Academy converter· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· James Sage, Colin Logan, Dee Russell-Thomas +3Good
- Emmanuel Middle Church of England Voluntary Aided School22 Feb 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset· critical tone· James Sage, Deirdre Fitzpatrick, John White +1Inadequate
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- Sexey's School20 Jan 2017 ·Academy converter· Somerset· mostly positive tone· James Sage, Julia Chapman, Kay Taylor +1Requires improvement
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- John Cabot Academy8 Jun 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· South Gloucestershire· mixed tone· Kathy Maddocks, Andrew Harris, David Herbert +2Requires improvement
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- West Somerset College18 May 2016 ·Academy converter· Somerset· positive tone· James Sage, Benjamin Houghton, Malcolm Davison +1Good
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- Honiton Community College27 Apr 2016 ·Academy converter· Devon· positive tone· Jacqueline Goodall, David Herbert, James Sage +3Good
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- Lift Broadlands20 Jan 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· Stephen Smith, James Sage, Katherine PowellGood
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School13 Jan 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Bristol, City of· very positive tone· James Sage, Jerry Giles, Katherine Hooper +2Outstanding
- Robert Blake School9 Dec 2015 ·Foundation school· Somerset· very positive tone· Katherine Powell, Ann Cox, James Sage +1Good
- Fair Furlong Primary School24 Jun 2015 ·Community school· Bristol, City of· very positive tone· Derek Myers, James Sage, Noureddin KhassalOutstanding
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- Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy22 Apr 2015 ·University technical college· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· James Sage, Richard Johnson, Wilf HudsonGood
- Matravers School6 Feb 2015 ·Foundation school· Wiltshire· positive tone· Caroline Dearden, Cherie White, James Sage +3Good
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- All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham12 Nov 2014 ·Academy sponsor led· Gloucestershire· positive tone· James Sage, Lesley Greenway, Mark Warren +1Report
- Pyrland School3 Jul 2014 ·Academy sponsor led· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Bill Stoneman, James Sage, Julia Miriam +4Requires improvement
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- The Bishop of Winchester Academy10 Jul 2013 ·Academy sponsor led· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· very positive tone· James Sage, Ian Robert McAllister, John Laver +1Good
- Norton Hill Academy18 Jan 2013 ·Academy converter· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· James Sage, John Taylor, Kate Rick +2Good
- Cleeve School11 Oct 2012 ·Academy converter· Gloucestershire· positive tone· James Sage, Jacqueline Goodall, Joanna Peach +2Good
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School4 Oct 2012 ·Academy converter· Gloucestershire· positive tone· James Sage, Helen Prince, Mary Massey +2Report
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- Sir William Romney's School31 May 2012 ·Academy converter· Gloucestershire· positive tone· James Sage, Mandy Snook, Susan WilliamsSatisfactory
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